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Senior SMSG completes
modern math sequence
With the addition of SMSG 12, a group of seniors
completed the modern math series begun in the
junior high.
The course, which paralleled the traditional
tvvelfth year in greater depth, differed in its topical
approach to math. More emphasis was placed on
mathematical structure as basic background for col–
lege calculus.
Seniors were also offered Math 12, an advanced
algebra course, and Senior Math in which they studied
statistics, spatial geometry, set theory, logic, analytic
geometry, and introductory calculus.
Geometry students solved proofs, memorized
theorems, and constructed geometric figures. Math 11
students tackled logarithms, trigonometric functions,
and intermediate algebra.
Other courses offered in the math curriculum in–
cluded elementary and intermediate algebra, trigo–
nometry, SMSG 12, and SMSG 11.
Concentrating
on
the difficult advauced algebra examiuatiou, Leslie
1/arris attempts to solve a problem.
Substituting for Mr. Miller. Tim Chase interprets a math ematical equation for the benefit of the
SMSG
12 class.
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